Ann Porter
@annporterla.bsky.social
Cultivating mindfulness. SQL writer, former political junkie, empty nester. Burbs of New Orleans. Ohio native.
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do." - Terry Pratchett
"Mind how you go." - Esmerelda Weatherwax
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do." - Terry Pratchett
"Mind how you go." - Esmerelda Weatherwax
I think we need to let her go. (This is an old picture.)
December 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think we need to let her go. (This is an old picture.)
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I cannot comment on Trump’s Rob Reiner post because I didn’t read it. And when reporters read it aloud to me, I couldn’t hear it because I was plugging my ears.
by Mike Johnson
by Mike Johnson
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I cannot comment on Trump’s Rob Reiner post because I didn’t read it. And when reporters read it aloud to me, I couldn’t hear it because I was plugging my ears.
by Mike Johnson
by Mike Johnson
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To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
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Imagine looking for yourself, because finding yourself is the one thing you need in all the universe to be whole and every time you manage to poke some part of yourself out of the hole of infinite distraction all you can find inside yourself is wind rattling through an emptiness wider than your eyes
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Imagine looking for yourself, because finding yourself is the one thing you need in all the universe to be whole and every time you manage to poke some part of yourself out of the hole of infinite distraction all you can find inside yourself is wind rattling through an emptiness wider than your eyes
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It's time to let go of the extremely pernicious and extremely delusional view that Ru is a security maximizer driven by worries about its own security. It's driven entirely by imperialist expansionism. They say it every day, their actions demonstrate it every day.
Anyone complaining about European rearmament as escalatory simply doesn’t understand Ru. Ru invades the unarmed and the neutral (Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine). It hasn’t dared invade a NATO member, no matter how small. If Ru does attack NATO, it will be because it perceives its members as unprepared.
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's time to let go of the extremely pernicious and extremely delusional view that Ru is a security maximizer driven by worries about its own security. It's driven entirely by imperialist expansionism. They say it every day, their actions demonstrate it every day.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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My worry is that people who want to hurt lots of Americans are gaining the access and ability to do so but will not deploy their weapons until Donald Trump is out of office because he is a more effective weapon for destabilizing American FP / power / government than any other weapon could be.
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My worry is that people who want to hurt lots of Americans are gaining the access and ability to do so but will not deploy their weapons until Donald Trump is out of office because he is a more effective weapon for destabilizing American FP / power / government than any other weapon could be.
"Nothing is more enervating, demoralizing or hopeless than being the upholders of the proprieties of a vanquished order. Simple rule-following or, even worse, norms-following is simply too thin a reed for any political movement or political party."
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators
I got a fascinating array of responses to my Tuesday post about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Nothing is more enervating, demoralizing or hopeless than being the upholders of the proprieties of a vanquished order. Simple rule-following or, even worse, norms-following is simply too thin a reed for any political movement or political party."
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
Friendly reminder: Hush! Nobody cares what I think!
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Friendly reminder: Hush! Nobody cares what I think!
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One of the worst parts of the modern condition is having to listen to billionaires airing out the stupidest policy ideas, random musings, and other mental detritus. It’s unbearable.
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
One of the worst parts of the modern condition is having to listen to billionaires airing out the stupidest policy ideas, random musings, and other mental detritus. It’s unbearable.
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Just as with the Civil War and Jan 6th what should guide our actions when working on reforms should be "they almost succeeded"
I sincerely hope that, if/when the Trump authoritarian attempt fails, the lesson that people draw is not that US democracy was never at risk. That would be replaying 2021, and as we have seen, the forces of authoritarianism will still be around for the foreseeable future.
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Just as with the Civil War and Jan 6th what should guide our actions when working on reforms should be "they almost succeeded"
Today three different middle-aged men who I have no idea who they are started following me. The last time I followed one back, he DMd me immediately. Learned my lesson!
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today three different middle-aged men who I have no idea who they are started following me. The last time I followed one back, he DMd me immediately. Learned my lesson!
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I think it’s a bummer that the GOP has decided it would rather eat the shit sandwich on health care than negotiate a bipartisan bill, but now it’s down to us to make them eat that sandwich.
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I think it’s a bummer that the GOP has decided it would rather eat the shit sandwich on health care than negotiate a bipartisan bill, but now it’s down to us to make them eat that sandwich.
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I mean I thought this was going down but I also thought it would be closer
this is a total rejection, this isn't coming back for a second try
he's got nothing
this is a total rejection, this isn't coming back for a second try
he's got nothing
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I mean I thought this was going down but I also thought it would be closer
this is a total rejection, this isn't coming back for a second try
he's got nothing
this is a total rejection, this isn't coming back for a second try
he's got nothing
Like many bullies, they are stupid as well as mean.
Metairie man avoids Border Patrol arrest after being surrounded by masked agents
Metairie man avoids Border Patrol arrest after being surrounded by masked agents
Despite Border Patrol agents checking Darwing Padilla's REAL ID and work permit, agents tried to detain him at his Metairie home.
www.fox8live.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Like many bullies, they are stupid as well as mean.
Didn't I just file our tax return a couple of weeks ago? And now in a month I'll need to do it again?
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Didn't I just file our tax return a couple of weeks ago? And now in a month I'll need to do it again?
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Every time a reporter like Rachel Scott stands her ground, doesn’t flinch, and keeps asking what he wants to avoid, it exposes how weak the performance really is. He gets uglier because he’s threatened not because he’s strong.
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Every time a reporter like Rachel Scott stands her ground, doesn’t flinch, and keeps asking what he wants to avoid, it exposes how weak the performance really is. He gets uglier because he’s threatened not because he’s strong.
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Donald Trump has unilaterally decided that one of America's largest media companies must be sold to one of his cronies. Here's why America has a liberal media bias problem.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Donald Trump has unilaterally decided that one of America's largest media companies must be sold to one of his cronies. Here's why America has a liberal media bias problem.
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Bringing an actual pull-up bar to the airport press conference to demonstrate your pull-up form on TV without being 1000% sure you can do a bunch of really cool pull-ups first is the perfect demonstration of the Trump administration's approach to literally everything
December 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Bringing an actual pull-up bar to the airport press conference to demonstrate your pull-up form on TV without being 1000% sure you can do a bunch of really cool pull-ups first is the perfect demonstration of the Trump administration's approach to literally everything
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What if some plaintiffs persuaded the Supreme Court to rule on whether the 13th Amendment truly abolished slavery? And the court, using some tortured reasoning, decided that it didn't--issued a ruling that slavery is still legal? 1/3
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What if some plaintiffs persuaded the Supreme Court to rule on whether the 13th Amendment truly abolished slavery? And the court, using some tortured reasoning, decided that it didn't--issued a ruling that slavery is still legal? 1/3
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If you were one of the authors of the 14th Amendment who wanted to write the citizenship clause to ensure it would never be misinterpreted to deny birthright citizenship, you'd use the exact words they used. It's among the most straightforward and easily understood provisions in the whole document.
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you were one of the authors of the 14th Amendment who wanted to write the citizenship clause to ensure it would never be misinterpreted to deny birthright citizenship, you'd use the exact words they used. It's among the most straightforward and easily understood provisions in the whole document.
Today in college basketball, Calvin Porter, PhD '92 is playing Sean Porter BA '08/JD '12 and Mark Porter BMEd '21. Calvin is winning decisively.
December 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today in college basketball, Calvin Porter, PhD '92 is playing Sean Porter BA '08/JD '12 and Mark Porter BMEd '21. Calvin is winning decisively.
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If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
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Hundreds of people are at the Burlington parking lot in Kenner protesting against Operation Catahoula Crunch and recent patrols from Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino.
Border Patrol has not released a complete list of people that have been arrested during the operation.
Border Patrol has not released a complete list of people that have been arrested during the operation.
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hundreds of people are at the Burlington parking lot in Kenner protesting against Operation Catahoula Crunch and recent patrols from Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino.
Border Patrol has not released a complete list of people that have been arrested during the operation.
Border Patrol has not released a complete list of people that have been arrested during the operation.
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If you call it a “male immaturity epidemic,” a very different set of phenomena come into focus, as this thread shows
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you call it a “male immaturity epidemic,” a very different set of phenomena come into focus, as this thread shows